E544: Behind the scenes of animal rights activism with Ben Johnstone.

In todays show we go behind the scenes of animal rights activism with Ben Johnstone.

Ben is a fellow vegan street outreach volunteer and I see him most weeks as we each engage in conversations with Sydney-siders who stand shocked at the horrific footage we’re showing of the individual animals who suffer and die to meet consumer demand for meat, dairy, eggs and fish here in Aus.

I love this conversation based activism however I’m aware there are so many other ways to end animal suffering as an activist. Likely even more confronting than spending hours in front of TV’s depicting slaughter house kill floors – because if it’s heart breaking to watch, what’s it like to actually be there?

To actually connect with the individual animals?

Even to sometimes be able to save ONE?

To regularly be forced to just bare witness as 1,000’s go to their death?

Go show him some love! Watch, subscribe and comment because the videos really are unique and absolutely fascinating.

I have so much respect for the activists such as Ben who work behind the scenes at times risking their safety and freedom to rescue, to bare witness and to shine a light on the suffering of animals. Without them those of us engaging in conversation based activism would not have the footage that we rely so heavily on.

Heck, with out the activists that some may deem a little more extreme I’d still be vego naively believing the misleading marketing of animal agriculture that no one was dying for my foods choices.